Building a new computer MOTHERBOARD HELP!!

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hellenicspartan

hellenicspartan

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Ive decided on buying these

Z97 sabertooth mark 1 Mobo
4x DDR3 corsair vengeance 4 gb ram
intel i7 4790k cpu
ANTEC 850 watt psu
3TB HDD
Nvidia GTX 980

How will this perform together??

Dont worry about prices as i get my components at discounted prices
the luxury of being a security cctv supplier haha


Also for the GPU... if i bought another GTX 980.. would i need to change the PSU?? as i was thinking of having dual 980's with SLI

my objective of such a system is to run BF4, planetside 2 every new type coming this yer and other various types of games at maximum "ultra" performance without any changes to speed.. "lag, framerate drops, etc"

Its very noticeable while i play WOW.. as it drops to 10-20 fps at ultra.. while 50-75 on high.. It also runs very weird at times.. such as after powering the pc.. its functions dont respond and time out.

My current pc is

AMD Phenom II x4 965 processor " mid priced i5 equivalent at the time"
ASUS M5A97 EVO motherboard
ANTEC 850 WATT HCG PSU
GTX 770 PHANTOM GAINWARD
12gb am3 corsair ram

its currently under performing.. ive had it since early 2011.. and really wanted to upgrade.

Any other choices for motherboards will be great.


I would like help ASAP

Much appreciated :)


 
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Vosgy
A good 850W psu can power two gtx980 just make sure it's 12v rail is nice and powerful and that the PSU you pick fits in the top tier on the TomsH PSU tier list.
There are other motherboards that can be used instead, just depend on what features you need to keep, there are plenty of Dual SLi boards yo pick from. Also depends on looks, you'll have to decided that.

As for the GTX980 I'd recommend the Gigabyte WC OC as it has the best stock cooler on the 980 series atm.
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A good 850W psu can power two gtx980 just make sure it's 12v rail is nice and powerful and that the PSU you pick fits in the top tier on the TomsH PSU tier list.
There are other motherboards that can be used instead, just depend on what features you need to keep, there are plenty of Dual SLi boards yo pick from. Also depends on looks, you'll have to decided that.

As for the GTX980 I'd recommend the Gigabyte WC OC as it has the best stock cooler on the 980 series atm.
 
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hellenicspartan

hellenicspartan

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I have a ANTEC 850 HCG PSU. Ill check out the psu list too though.. :)

and with the GPU, i will probably get another at a later time.. as one should do well for what im using it for.
Im just interested in the Z97 motherboard.. as it has functions that i like.. plus it looks cool haha.. that armor would suit a case im buying.
 
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